HR consultants and operations

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HR consultants

HR consultants (also referred to as HR generalists, or HRGs) provide advice to management on classified and hourly compensation management, recruitment and selection and benefits. In addition, HR consultants provide advice to employees on benefits and orientation services. Review the list of HR consultants and operations staff by department or unit. Print the list of HR consultants and operations staff.

HR consultants can be contacted at their individual email addresses or phone numbers or by calling (804) 827-1770.

Sheila Baker
Email: sabaker@vcu.edu
Phone: (804) 828-1716

Meredith Lane
Email: mlane2@vcu.edu
Phone: (804) 828-6975

Tia Lunsford
Email: tmlunsford@vcu.edu
Phone: (804) 828-3721

Douglas Morgan
Email: damorgan@vcu.edu
Phone: (804) 827-1797

Allison Wetterhahn
Email: awetterhahn@vcu.edu
Phone: (804) 828-6725

HR operations staff

HR operations (transactions) staff provide PAF (Personnel/Position Action Form) data entry into the Banner system, employee benefits data entry into the Banner system and the State Benefits Eligibility System (BES), and file support for all personnel records. They also provide routine assistance with benefits enrollment confirmations, COBRA, leave, VSDP (Virginia Sickness and Disability Program), and other HR-related services. HR operations staff can be contacted at their individual email address or by calling 804-827-1770.

Department assignments

HR consultants and HR operations staff are assigned to the departments listed below. Please note the names in parentheses represent back-ups in case the primary contact is unavailable.

President’s Office
Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences
Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration
Office of the Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Advancement

President’s Office	HR Consultant	HR Operations
Office of the President Assurance Services Office of University Counsel	Sheila Baker (Tia Lunsford)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
Athletics	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
University Relations Communications and Public Relations Creative Services Outreach Programs Conferences and Special Events Continuing Education University Marketing	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
Government Relations Government and Community Relations Federal Relations Health Care Policy	Allison Wetterhahn (Tia Lunsford)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs	HR Consultant	HR Operations
Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Faculty Personnel Faculty Contracts Salary Administration Faculty Records	Allison Wetterhahn (Tia Lunsford)	Dot Gonzales (Rodney Steppe)
University College Office of Athlete Advising Honors Program Intersession Office of Student Advising Summer Studies Center for Teaching Excellence	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Rodney Steppe (Dot Gonzales)
VP for Diversity and Equity Discrimination Complaints Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Disability Faculty Recruitment and Selection Sexual Harassment Prevention and EEO Training	Meredith Lane (Tia Lunsford)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Undergraduate Studies Curriculum Development and Coordination Undergraduate Research Grant Program Advising and Retention OnTrack at VCU Academic Planning Strategic Planning Assessment Program Review Academic Regulations Transfer Policy Faculty Development and Evaluation Academic Affairs Liaison SCHEV SACS Other Institutions Self Study Assessment	Allison Wetterhahn (Meredith Lane)	Dot Gonzales (Keith Townsend)
Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Enrollment Services Financial Aid Student Accounting Undergraduate Admissions Records and Registration Student Life Housing and Residence Education Student Commons and Activities Larrick Student Center Student Government Association Student Media Recreational Sports Commuter Student Services Multicultural Student Affairs Greek Life Judicial Affairs First Year Services New Student Orientation VCU 101 Orientation Freshmen Interest Groups Student Academic Support Services Tutoring Supplemental Instruction College Transition Program Student Retention Student Development Services Counseling Center Career Center Student Health Centers Students with Disabilities Cooperative Education Program	Allison Wetterhahn (Meredith Lane)	Dot Gonzales (Keith Townsend)
Associate Vice Provost for Finance Fiscal Financial Management Quality Control Planning and Budget Space Space Utilization Capital Planning	Meredith Lane (Tia Lunsford)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
Assistant Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Evaluation University Reports Studies and Data Analysis External Reporting Peer Studies	Meredith Lane (Tia Lunsford)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
Vice Provost for Life Sciences Biological Complexity Education Interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary courses and programs in Life Sciences Environmental Sciences Research/Scholarship Institute of Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and Biocomplexity Extramural Funding in Life Sciences Facilities Life Sciences Core Laboratories Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences Partnering Organizations Science Museum of Virginia	Tia Lunsford (vacant)	Keith Townsend (Madiha Alsaud)
University Library Services James Branch Cabell Library Tompkins-McCaw Library	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Rodney Steppe (Keith Townsend)
Community Engagement American Humanics VCU America Reads VCU AmeriCorps Program Carver-VCU Partnership Community Service Associates Program VCU Community Solutions Nonprofit Learning Point Off-Campus Academic Programs Off-Campus Graduate Art Master of Interdisciplinary Studies – Art Retired Faculty Service-Learning Virginia Mentoring Partnership	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Keith Townsend (Rodney Steppe)
Global Education Office International Admissions	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Keith Townsend (Rodney Steppe)
School of the Arts Anderson Gallery Art Education Art Foundation Program Art History Communication Arts and Design Craft and Material Studies Dance and Choreography Fashion Design and Merchandising Interior Design Music Painting and Printmaking Photography and Film Sculpture and Extended Media Theatre	Tia Lunsford (vacant)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
School of Business Fast Track M.B.A. Program Accounting Economics Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Information Systems Management Marketing and Business Law	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Keith Townsend (Dot Gonzales)
College of Humanities and Sciences African American Studies Biology VCU Brandcenter Chemistry English Forensic Science Grace Harris Leadership Institute L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Criminal Justice Political Science and Public Administration Sociology Urban Studies and Planning Center for Public Policy Office of the Former Governor of Virginia Performance Management Group Ph.D., Program, Public Policy and Administration Survey and Evaluation Research Lab Transportation Safety Training Center Virginia Center for Urban Development History Liberal Studies for Early/Elementary Program Mass Communications Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Military Science and Leadership Philosophy Physics Psychology Psychology – CPPYD Statistical Science and Operational Research Women’s Studies School of World Studies: Foreign Languages International Studies Program Anthropology Religious Stud	Allison Wetterhahn (Meredith Lane)	Dot Gonzales (Rodney Steppe)
School of Education Partnership for People with Disabilities Instructional Technology Center Health, PE and Recreation Virginia Institue for Developmental Disability Center for School – Community Collaboration Center for Teaching of International Studies Central Virginia Leadership Academy VCU Child Care Center Educational Policy Institute Metro Educational Research Consortium Rehabilitation Research and Training Center T/TAC (Training and Technical Assistance Center) Virginia Adult Education and Literacy Centers Virginia Institute for Law and Citizenship Studies	Meredith Lane (Tia Lunsford)	Dot Gonzales (Rodney Steppe)
School of Engineering Computer Science Chemical and Life Science Biomedical Electrical and Computer Mechanical	Meredith Lane (Tia Lunsford)	Rodney Steppe (Dot Gonzales)
School of Graduate Studies	Allison Wetterhahn (Meredith Lane)	Dot Gonzales (Rodney Steppe)
School of Social Work	Allison Wetterhahn (Meredith Lane)	Keith Townsend (Rodney Steppe)

Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences	HR Consultant	HR Operations
Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences, MCV Campus Division of Health Sciences Diversity Division for Academic Success	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Josué Rodriguez (Rodney Steppe)
Massey Cancer Center	Allison Wetterhahn (Tia Lunsford)	Rodney Steppe (Keith Townsend)
School of Allied Health Professions Program for In-Patient Counseling Gerontology Health Administration Clinical Laboratory Sciences Nurse Anesthesia Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Student Academic Support Service Radiation Sciences Rehabilitation Counseling Virginia Center on Aging	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Josué Rodriguez (Rodney Steppe)
School of Dentistry Dentistry Administration Dentistry Admissions Dental Clinic X-ray Clinic Sterilization Oral Surgery Service Lab Registration Advanced Education in General Dentistry Endodontics Oral Pathology Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Orthodontics Pediatric Dentistry Periodontics Prosthodontics General Practice Oral Health Promotion and Community Outreach Continuing Education (Dentistry) Dental Instrument Program Dentistry Research Dentistry@VCU Dentistry – Information Systems	Allison Wetterhahn (Meredith Lane)	Keith Townsend (Rodney Steppe)
School of Nursing Dean’s Office Adult Health Nursing Maternal Child Nursing Enrollment and Student Services Community Nursing Organization	Allison Wetterhahn (Tia Lunsford)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
School of Pharmacy Medicinal Chemistry Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics Clinical Pharmacy	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Josué Rodriguez (Rodney Steppe)
School of Medicine Dean’s Office Center on Health Disparities Center for Human Needs Commonwealth Center for Health System Innovation Computer Based Instructional Lab Office of Continuing Medical Education Office of Evaluation Services	Tia Lunsford (vacant)	Rodney Steppe (Dot Gonzales)
Anatomy Anesthesiology Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Dermatology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Human and Molecular Genetics	Tia Lunsford (vacant)	Rodney Steppe (Dot Gonzales)
Internal Medicine Cardiology Cardiopulmonary Labs Clinical Pharmacology and Hypertension Endocrinology and Metabolism Gastroenterology General Medicine and Primary Care Hematology/Oncology HIV/AIDS Center Infectious Diseases McGuire V.A. Medical Center Nephrology Pulmonary Disease Quality Health Care Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Women's Health Legal Medicine	Tia Lunsford (vacant)	Dot Gonzales (Rodney Steppe)
Microbiology and Immunology	Allison Wetterhahn (Meredith Lane)	Keith Townsend (Josué Rodriguez)
Neurology Parkinson's Center of Excellence Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Division of Basic Science Research OB/GYN Ophthalmology Orthopedic Surgery	Tia Lunsford (vacant)	Madiha Alsaud (Dot Gonzales)
Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Pharmacology/Toxicology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiology	Allison Wetterhahn (Meredith Lane)	Madiha Alsaud (Rodney Steppe)
Psychiatry Public Health, Emerging School of Biostatistics Epidemiology and Community Health Healthcare Policy and Research	Tia Lunsford (vacant)	Josué Rodriguez (Dot Gonzales)
Social and Behavioral Health	Sheila Baker (Tia Lunsford)	Keith Townsend (Rodney Steppe)
Radiation Oncology Radiology	Meredith Lane (Allison Wetterhahn)	Dot Gonzales (Rodney Steppe)
Surgery Cardiac/Thoracic Neurological Pediatric Plastic/Reconstructive McGuire V.A. Medical Center Surgical Oncology Trauma/General Urology Vascular Transplantation	Tia Lunsford (vacant)	Josué Rodriguez (Rodney Steppe)

Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration	HR Consultant	HR Operations
Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration Budget and Resource Planning University Controller Grants and Contracts Cost Analysis Financial Reporting, General Accounting and Property Management Special Projects	Sheila Baker (Douglas Morgan)	Rodney Steppe (Madiha Alsaud)
Campus Police Access Control Administration Division Education and Training Investigations Patrol Operations Police Communications Security Operations	Sheila Baker (Douglas Morgan)	Rodney Steppe (Madiha Alsaud)
Human Resources Benefits Compensation Employee Health Services Employee Relations Employment Payroll Services Training and Development Work/Life Resources	Sheila Baker (Douglas Morgan)	Janet Sweeney (Madiha Alsaud)
Technology Services – Administrative Information Technology (AIT) Administrative Applications Client Services Data Services Information Security Officer VCU Computer Center VCUnet Network Telecommunications VCUCard ARIES/Banner Technology Services - Academic Technology Media and Computing Support Services Help Desk Media Support Services Servers/LANS Support Lab/Classrooms Support Computer Based Instructional Lab Desktop Support Faculty and Instructional Support Blackboard Support Distance Learning Instructional Development Center Web and Research Computing Services Web Support Services Unix Technical Services Analysis and Programming Technical Services User Technical Services Student Computer Initiative	Sheila Baker (Douglas Morgan)	Rodney Steppe (Madiha Alsaud)
Business Services and Treasurer Business Services Dining Services Procurement and Payment Real Estate and Insurance Services Treasury and Foundation Services	Sheila Baker (Douglas Morgan)	Rodney Steppe (Madiha Alsaud)
Facilities Management Physical Plant Planning and Design Construction Management VCU Medical Center Capital Programs Environmental Health and Safety Accounting Services Capital Budgeting Parking and Transportation RamSafe	Sheila Baker (Douglas Morgan)	Rodney Steppe (Madiha Alsaud)

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